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Originally Posted by shalym
I'm curious as to why people prefer mind mapping over outlining? For me, I just have a very hard time mind mapping, where outlining flows easily.
An outline is also easier for me to use as a study tool--when I look at mind maps, they just seem like a jumble to me, and I have a hard time sorting them.
Shari
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I do both
MMs are great for the initial explosion of ideas - I'm lucky in that plots come to me over the course of a few moments, almost fully formed; mind maps help them to emerge into the world by relating ideas etc.
Outlining, on the other hand, is something I use to put those thoughts into order and structure, to flesh out the plot exploded through mind mapping. This changes frequently as it grows more flesh.
Unfortunately, I love coming up with ideas and structuring them, even developing characters etc, but I HATE writing first drafts. If I get a first draft, I love the editing process.